Sekirov Dictionary

burlesque

/bə(ɹ)ˈlɛsk/

noun 3
verb 2
adjective 1
forms 5

noun3

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A derisive art form that mocks by imitation; a parody.
- Burlesque is therefore of two kinds; the first represents mean persons in the accoutrements of heroes, the other describes great persons acting and speaking like the basest among the people. — 1711
A variety adult entertainment show, usually including titillation such as striptease, most common from the 1880s to the 1930s.
A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.

verb2

To make a burlesque parody of.
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To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.
- They burlesqued the prophet Jeremiah's words, and turned the expression he used into ridicule. — 1678

adjective1

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(old-fashioned) Parodical; parodic
- It is a dispute among the critics, whether burlesque poetry runs best in heroic verse, like that of the Dispensary, or in doggerel, like that of Hudibras. — 1711

forms

burlesqued · burlesquing · burlesques · more burlesque · most burlesque

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